Donnelly v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for death caused by alleged wrongful act. Error to the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith
Counsel for plaintiff in error admit in their brief that there is a sharp conflict in the evidence upon the main facts of the case upon which liability depends, and do not seek a reversal on the evidence. It is contended, however, that many of the instructions given by the court are erroneous, and that the court erred in excluding certain evidence of groans and other involuntary exclamations of Wren, indicating suffering by him, and in admitting evidence of insurance money paid by the fire department.
In our opinion the court did not err in excluding evidence of groans and exclamations of the…
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- West Chicago Street Railroad v. KennellyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- City of Joliet v. SewardIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
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